Vitamin D modifies the associations between circulating betatrophin and cardiometabolic risk factors among youths at risk for metabolic syndrome

Betatrophin has been recently reported to play a role in glucose homeostasis by inducing beta-cell proliferation in mice. However, studies in human are inconsistent. As a nutritionally-regulated liver-enriched...

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - October 6, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Junling Fu, Cong Hou, Lujiao Li, Dan Feng, Ge Li, Mingyao Li, Changhong Li, Shan Gao and Ming Li Source Type: research